Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31784
Food: Imports
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Question
Mark Pritchard
Conservative — The Wrekin
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require imports of (a) meat, (b) dairy and (c) eggs to meet the same animal welfare standards as the UK.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. Unfortunately, it inherited trade deals signed by the Conservative government that created unfair disadvantages for British farmers. ...
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